Derek Chisora lets slip Tyson Fury is coming out of retirement as he reveals 36-year-old’s fight plans
DEREK CHISORA has claimed Tyson Fury is coming out of retirement for a blockbuster showdown with Anthony Joshua.
Fury, 36, seemingly put the final nail in the coffin of the long-overdue Battle of Britain last month by announcing his fifth career retirement.
Boxing fans around the world, however, aren't buying what the Gypsy King is selling, including former foe Chisora.
When discussing his next opponent after his decision win over Otto Wallin last weekend, he told : "Who knows?"
"Right now AJ is healing himself after the defeat from Daniel Dubois. He's not ready yet.
"When he's ready he'll come back and I think he'll come back - not to fight me but to fight the Gypsy King.
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"I'll let the public decide [who next]. I'll let you guys decide."
Fury, who was spotted ringside for cousin Walter's decision win on the Chisora vs Wallin undercard, has remained tight-lipped on his future since his latest hanging up of the gloves.
The former WBC heavyweight champion has been spending quality time with his family over the last few weeks and looks to be happy with his decision to call it quits.
Promoter Frank Warren told : “I don't speak to him on a regular basis because he’s spending time with his family.
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View of The Sun's boxing expert: 'I think it's a ploy'
CALL ME a miserable fat little boxing cynic, but Tyson Fury's latest retirement just doesn't wash with me.
It wasn't too long ago we were hearing he had a ten-fight deal with Saudi Arabia, that he was gonna fight Anthony Joshua twice, then he was going to face Joseph Parker twice.
He was planning on doing every fight in the world - there was even talk he'd rematch Francis Ngannou and do a better job.
IF he has retired, then he goes out with an incredible career having made over £300million in boxing events alone, let alone all the extra stuff.
He does so having sacrificed bundles of his own life for such success.
We know his wife Paris suffered a miscarriage going into the first Olesandr Usyk fight.
We know for Deontay Wilder III, his little girl was put in intensive care, he barely even trained for that fight, he was sleeping on the hospital floor.
IF he has retired, IF it is genuine, then it's been an incredible career.
And for the big showman, it's probably a nice little short sharp way to go out by just posting a video while sat inside his car.
But I can't help but think that it's a bit of a ploy to drive AJ a little bit crazy.
AJ was at the Ring Awards the other day and put out a social media post saying "Fury, where are you? I'm looking for you."
It's the only fight that AJ wants, and Fury being wise and looking at the Floyd Mayweather playbook, knows that once you retire, you have to be coaxed out of retirement.
And how do you coax someone out of retirement? Loads more readies.
The fact of the matter is, Fury has always told us: I'm a prize fighter, I do it for money, I'm gonna do it for as long as I can and make as much money as I can.
So the idea that he suddenly ducks out now doesn't seem to ring quite true.
As Fury made the announcement, I was with Frank Warren and he said hadn't spoken to Tyson about it today, but that he hopes that it's true, that Fury's done enough and made enough money.
IF it's true, then what an incredible career.
Fury and AJ have put British boxing on the map where it's not been for decades, not since Lennox Lewis 25 years ago.
So thank you, but rather than being at his leaving party, which I'm sure The Sun would be invited to, I suspect we'll see him boxing AJ in Riyadh in a few months.
“He had nearly a year in training camp with a fight. One camp, very late into the camp, fell apart because of his cut eye.
"He got back in camp again for the Usyk fight. Then he had another camp for it [the rematch].
"Last year was a lot of sacrifice for him, not seeing his family, his wife and kids and so forth. He's making up for it now.
";He’s retired, and I’m just looking forward to him being happy.
"That's all I want to do, is see him being happy. He’s retired and God bless him."
Fury brought the curtain down on his career following consecutive defeats to former pound-for-pound king Oleksandr Usyk.